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LIVE Streaming Video Live Fishing Action from Fire Island Inlet
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I have always loved technology and am constantly dabbling with all the latest and greatest toys as they hit the market. A few years back I ran across sites that introduced the ability to stream live video broadcasts over the Internet. I looked at a couple of different providers before finally signing on for U-Stream’s service. At the time it sounded amazing but, for me personally, the promise was far greater than the delivery.My goal was to broadcast live from the boat but quickly found the resources required just were not feasible on a boat in the marine environment. I’d need a laptop ($$$) with web-cam attached to go along with a wireless air-card (more $$$) to provide adequate bandwidth for the streaming video. I just could not justify the costs of the hardware and monthly service charge for the air-card.
Fast forward to today. The smart-phones of today with their 4g wireless Internet have upped their game and brought this idea back to the surface for me. Add to the fact that U-Stream has introduced an app (there’s an APP for that!!!) that enables their streaming service on the I-Phone and Droid devices. COOL!!! U-Stream also made it VERY easy to incorporate my video Channel on the Maybe Tonight Charters Facebook page as well as right here on my website.
So, I am VERY psyched to announce that I am going to give this live feed thing the old college try. Some initial tests I’ve done were pretty surprising at the quality of the video when sent from my phone. Hey, it’s surely not a Blu-Ray display but for what it is, it’s pretty neat!!!
LIVE From the AC Boat Show
With that said, I have plans to visit the Atlantic City Boat Show on Saturday Feb 4th and am going to have a go with the first LIVE event that morning while strolling the floor of the show. It remains to be seen what sort of cell service I will have while in the Convention Center but with any service at all I will be coming to you LIVE from the show.
If you’d like to catch the BETA trial run you can find the stream on the Maybe Tonight Charters Facebook page or right here on my website. The Facebook option offers the ability for commenting so if you’d like to see a particular boat at the show I’ll be watching the comments and will take a stroll past as many of the requests as I can before the battery in the phone dies!!! 
I am very much looking forward to seeing how this all works. With any luck at all the next step will be LIVE from the Great South Bay !!!
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Capt Paul Mandella
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2012 Long Island Fishing and Boat Show Calendar Dates
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It's SHOW TIME!!!!
Happy New Year to EVERYONE!! After a pretty nice December where we had some historically warm weather, the New Year is off to a bad start here on Long Island. It is currently 15 degrees outside with a wind chill factor down around 5!! I’ve had enough of Winter already and we’ve only just started.
One upside to the Winter season are all of the Fishing and Boating shows that visit the Long Island area. I’m sure there are others that I have missed on the following calendar but these are the ones that I have always enjoyed attending and usually get to most of them every year. The next best thing to getting on the boat and fishing is checking out the new products from the boating and fishing industry at these shows. Have fun!!!
As in the past I would suggest you visit the websites included for each event below for further details.
January 4-8: New York National Boat Show at Jacob Javits Convention Center Manhattan New York www.nyboatshow.com
January 6-8: Long Island Recreational Fishing Expo at the North Amityville Firehouse, 601 North Broadway (Route 110) in Amityville
February 1-5 Atlantic City Boat Show at Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City New Jersey www.acboatshow.com
February 3-5: Long Island Recreational Fishing Expo at the Marriott Islandia. More details at www.lifishingexpo.com
February 3-5: Long Island Boat Show, Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale NY
February 5: Rte 110 Fishing Flea Market, Camelot Hall 585 Broadhollow Road, Melville NY 9am-3pm
February 17-19: NY Sportfishing Federation Forum & Auction at the Freeport Recreation Center Freeport, NY – www.nysf.org
Feb 25-26: Suffolk County Boat & Sportfishing Show, Suffolk Community College Sports & Exhibition Center. Brentwood, NY
Feb. 26: East Meadow Fishing Flea Market, TEMPLE EMANU-EL, 123 MERRICK AVE, East Meadow NY. 9AM-4PM
March 1-4 World Fishing and Outdoor Exposition at Rockland Community College Suffern NY http://sportshows.com/suffern/
March 16-18 Somerset Saltwater Fishing Expo at the Garden State Exhibit Center Somerset, NJ http://sportshows.com/somerset/
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Capt Paul Mandella
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2012 New York Boat Show- Javitts Convention Center New York
Posted by: | CommentsThe 2012 edition of the New York Boat Show will be in town again at the Jacob Javitts Convention Center. I have been visiting this Show for longer than I care to remember and every year it proves to be a great way to pass a winter day. Always plenty of boats, tackle, fishing, electronics displays to keep me busy the entire day.
Here’s the particulars for this year’s Show directly from their website. See ya there!!!!!!!
Visitor Show Information
NEW DATES! January 4–8, 2012
Wednesday, January 4 12:00pm to 9:00pm
Thursday, January 5 12:00pm to 9:00pm
Friday, January 6 12:00pm to 9:00pm
Saturday, January 7 10:00am to 9:00pm
Sunday, January 8 10:00am to 6:00pmAdmission Prices
Adults (16 and older): $14.00
15 and younger: FREE when accompanied by an adult.Location
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 West 34th Street, New York, NY 10001.
Main Entrance: Eleventh Avenue at 35th Street.
Telephone: 212- 216-2000.
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Capt Paul Mandella
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Jones Beach Air Show- A Day on the Bay
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Jones Beach Air Show Combination Fishing Trips
To celebrate the Memorial Day Weekend and the un-official start of summer the boat is going to run combination trips on both days of the Air Show. The boat will be sailing on Saturday 5/28 and Sunday 5/29 with fluke fishing on the menu for the morning and then head down the Great South Bay for the Jones Beach Air Show.
We will be fishing the normal half-day fluke trip before taking a relaxing ride down the bay for the Air Show. All tackle and bait are included as are bottled water and light snacks for the Air Show.
The departure times will be 8am on both days and we will fish till 12pm before setting course for our anchorage with excellent views of the Jones Beach Air Show.
Cost for the trips is $450. Departing from Seaborn Marina in Bay Shore NY at 8am each day.
If you would like to spend a nice day on Great South Bay fluke fishing and then taking in the Jones Beach Air Show please call 631 750-5350 or email charters@maybetonightcharters.com to reserve your group’s trip.
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Capt Paul Mandella
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NYS DEC Announces Recreational Marine Fishing Registry
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NYSDEC
The New York State Dept of Environmental Conservation has announced the No-Fee Recreational Marine Fishing Registry is now available online and ready for NY saltwater anglers to register for FREE. This Registry was created to replace the recently repealed NY Saltwater License to keep New York in compliance with the Federal law requiring all Saltwater anglers to be registered.
To register visit the following link and go through the process, when you reach the point to add Licenses select the Marine Registry. It will come up as No Charge. Simply go through the rest of the prompts to complete the registration. DEC will mail your card.
If you have already gone through the DECALS website before your information will already be stored there. Just confirm all is correct, ESPECIALLY your mailing address.
Link to DECALS Registration
Link to the DEC’s FAQ page on the subject
Very easy process. I completed the entire thing in about 5 minutes. Or you could just fish from a Licensed Party or Charter Boat all the time and be covered!!
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Capt Paul Mandella
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The Long Island Fishing Season Begins
Posted by: | CommentsThe weather could not be timed any better either as Sunday May 1st marks the opening day for the New York Fluke season. NY State Department of Environmental Conservation has finally announced the regulations on their website which are as follows;
NY Fluke Season Opener
3 fish per angler at 20.5 inches
Open Season of May 1 through September 30
There was much fanfare over the regulations for this season but that is behind us now, the regulations are official and the season is right around the corner. I hope everyone is able to get out there Sunday and have a great day on the water.
As for myself, I have plans for a preliminary peek around the Great South Bay and Fire Island Inlet area tonight hoping to find a few of the stripers and bluefish that are rumored to have already entered this area. I also have the crew rounded up for a more another attempt on Saturday afternoon.
Whether we have fish on these initial trips or not I know it will be GREAT just being back on the water. After the winter we had I will take solace in knowing if they are not around just yet then they are NOT far away
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Capt Paul Mandella
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